The minimum wage should be raised to £15 an hour, the Trades Union Congress says, as it declares it is 'time to put an end to low-pay Britain'
Frances O'Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, says that every worker should be able to afford a"decent standard of living".The minimum wage should be raised to £15 an hour, the Trades Union Congress says, as it declares it is"time to put an end to low-pay Britain".
Since the minimum wage was introduced, its level as a proportion of the median wage has increased - starting at 47% in 1999 and expected to reach 66% by 2024, although the TUC said that a more ambitious target of 75% is the"logical next step". "But millions of low-paid workers live wage packet to wage packet, struggling to get by - and they are now being pushed to the brink by eye-watering bills and soaring prices.
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